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+Spydian
+===
+
+Summary
+---
+
+This python project is the controlling software for the Spydian remote controlled car.
+The car can be controlled with a (XBOX) Joystick and consists of a raspberry pi as core unit, 
+several sensors (Gyroscope, Ultrasonic, Camera) and a relay for switching lights and motors on
+and off. The controlling part is achived by using pygame to get direct access to the controller
+events. The software itself is splitted into several libraries for handling specific tasks.
+
+Install
+---
+
+To install the requirements execute the install.sh script. This script does not install Python but
+uses pip. So first you need to install Python 2 and Python 3 because this software uses both
+versions. You also need to connect all sensors and relays to the specific pins.
+
+Usage
+---
+
+To execute the software the main.py script needs to be run. Open a console and type 
+`sudo python3 main.py`. Notice that the superuser rights are required because the script needs
+access to the GPIO-Pins of the raspberry pi.
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